Musan County is a county in central North Hamgyong province,

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. It borders the

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to the north, across the

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. It is divided into one ''ŭp'', six labor districts, and fifteen ''ri''. The county seat is the town of Musan, Musan ''ŭp''. Luguo and

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are the closest Chinese cities across the river. The land of Musan is high and more than 90% is mountainous and uninhabited; much of it lies on the Paekmu Plateau, while the northwest makes up part of the Musan Plateau. The Hamgyong Mountains pass along the county's northwest flank. Musan is the coldest region in North Hamgyong. The Musan area has long been known for iron ore mines, lumber, and potatoes. The Musan mine, a major excavator of iron ore, is located here. Because many of the trees have been cut down for fuel, there are few trees left. Individual farmers in Musan raise cows, chicken, ducks, and rabbits. However, the government prohibits the people from using the cows for beef consumption. The cows are used for work only. Several railroads cross the county, including the

Musan Line The Musan Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in Musan and Puryŏng counties, North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Komusan on the Hambuk Line to Musan, where it connects to t ...

and

Paengmu Line The Paengmu Line is a partially electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway running from Paeg'am on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Musan on the Musan Line, in the Ryanggang and North Hamgyŏng provinces of North Korea.Kokub ...

. Musan and the surrounding region was greatly affected by flooding in 2016 as the result of Typhoon Lionrock.

Administrative divisions

Musan County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 6 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 15 '' ri'' (villages): * Musan-ŭp * Chuch'o-rodongjagu * Ch'angryŏl-lodongjagu * Kangsŏl-lodongjagu * Mayang-rodongjagu * Namsal-lodongjagu * Sambong-rodongjagu * Chich'o-ri * Ch'ayu-ri * Ch'ilsŏng-ri * Hŭng'am-ri * Minbong-ri * Obong-ri * Okch'ŏl-li * Pakch'ŏl-li * P'ungsal-li * Rimgang-ri * Saegŏl-li * Sangch'ang-ri * Sŏho-ri * Tokso-ri * Un'am-ri

References

External links

{{North Hamgyong Counties of North Hamgyong nl:Musan